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Compare and Contrast Essay
Compare and Contrast Essay
Assignment Description
Assignment description:
In DIFFERENTIATED PAGE LENGTHS pages, you will compare and contrast how one Group A individual
uses rhetoric to speak about power and how one Group B text uses rhetoric to speak about power. Pay
attention to the use of rhetorical devices.
Group A: Group B:
Kedrick Lamar “My Dungeon Shook” from The Fire Next Time by
James Baldwin
Colin Kaepernick
“Harlem” by Langston Hughes
If you would like to use a different person or text, please talk to Mr. Hogan. You would need to justify your
decision, but it is certainly a possibility.
Goals:
Your grade will be determined in large part by the effort you put forth towards achieving your goals. You
will be setting 1-3 goals in collaboration with Mr. Hogan. Like always, we will set SMART goals:
Specific
Measureable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
You will receive a grade on DUE DATE. If you are unhappy with that grade, you will have the opportunity
to replace that grade with a higher one by taking necessary steps to reflect on your previous grade and
take concrete steps to working towards your goals.
Conferences:
A best draft is due:
Peer: ____________________ Mr. Hogan ________________
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Name:
Reflection Form
Discuss your SMART goals. What effort did you put in to attain those goals? What more, if
anything, could you have done? What goals may you want to set in the future?
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What part of this essay are you most proud of? Please be specific and explain your thinking.
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YES NO
I learned skills that I can use in other classes from this paper:
YES NO
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Name:
Grading Form
Student:
Goal 1 Commentary on efforts towards goal
Goal 2
Goal 3
Comments: GRADE: